1946 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in batting average in 1946, with .266, .002 ahead of the Boston Braves. The average across 8 NL teams is .256.
Led the NL in 1946
St. Louis Cardinals
156 games
.266
Batting Average
.002 clear of Boston Braves
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
156 | .266 |
| 2 |
 Boston Braves
|
154 | .264 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
157 | .260 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | .258 |
| NL average | .256 | ||
| 5 |
 New York Giants
|
154 | .255 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | .254 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | .250 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
156 | .239 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.